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… the Second World War. Glassheim notes that with the end of combat in Europe in 1945, the borderlands of Czechoslovakia were “certainly not the lively ‘contact zones,’ ‘crossroads,’ and ‘fluid transitional spaces’ … “always a foreign ulcer in our body.” That "ulcer" was remedied in Most by way of a forced “cleansing” or “liquidation” …

… of which are apparent in the ProjectUSA campaign: First, opponents make a mythological distinction between present-day immigration and the flood of newcomers who came in the past. ProjectUSA’s website is emphatic on this point. Making this distinction …

… An estimate compiled by the nation’s intelligence services reaches the … leader Kim Jong-un with their hairstyles reversed ( left ). One of the many Tweets from Trump in which he refers to Kim … Taiwan in 1958 ( left ). A 1958 poster showing Chinese soldiers invading Taiwan ( right ). The Taiwan Strait crises …

… One hundred and fifty years ago, this July 1, three British … leaders from Métis artist Christi Belcourt to Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon have pointed out that the past 150 … the European Union’s Regional Policy that dedicates a full one third of EU wealth to the structural economic …

… tranquil lives of the "greatest generation" in two. On the one hand, American men were upset at Friedan's suggestion … group of white, educated, middle-class women were overcome with a sense of gratitude. Friedan had explained their … domain. This process culminated in the return of WWII soldiers and the banishment of many married, white women from …

… Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … collapse of ’93, agricultural overproduction in an era of monetary inflexibility put constant downward pressure on … thousands of other laborers took part. More than 100 people died in the various clashes between workers and the forces …

… 4, 1970. The May 4 incident at Kent State University was one of those rare events that seem to crystallize an entire … antiwar movement, Black Power, and the generation gap had come even to Ohio. As the iconoclastic journalist I.F. Stone … back at the Guard. Some chucked rocks; others jeered the soldiers. Many students described the atmosphere as almost …

… make him important to the Union war effort and, afterwards, one of the most influential Black political leaders of the … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this … the Planter , making him one of the highest paid Black soldiers of the war. His reputation was further burnished …

… overview of the character of Henry V and his conduct of one of the most famous campaigns of the Hundred Years War. … successful, effort to draw the reader in to the late medieval mindset prevalent among the nobility at the time, … unalloyed sense of justification: She announces that the outcome of the battle of Agincourt showed "God had chosen to …

… goal was to reach the Spice Islands of Maluku (in the Indonesian archipelago) and open a new trading route for Spain. … 1494, after Christopher Columbus returned from the West Indies, the Spanish and Portuguese governments signed a deal … in, some of them to work off debts. Magellan’s second-in-command was the Spanish overseer and accountant, Juan de …

… The End of the World as We Know It? It has been almost one hundred years since the German philosopher and historian … undermined European integration. Marquand reminds his audience of the important successes that Europe has witnessed … - the deliberate construction of a supranational European Community, based on law rather than force, in which ancient …

… concern about the war’s impact on global agricultural commodity markets: the disruption to Ukrainian agricultural … and to the food security of developing countries.   While one would expect an organization such as the FAO to be … consumption of meat and dairy products.   Through subsidies, as well as price and trade controls, meat production …

… home of the Seonbi, Confucian scholars who lived and studied during Korea’s Joseon period (1392-1897). At sites such … of Seonbi culture. The landscape seen from Muryangsujeon. One of the famous tourist attractions in Sobaeksan National … lantern, a wood plaque reads “Muryangsujeon (無量壽殿)” and welcomes all comers (right). The founder of the Buseoksa …

… The principal and her museum director proudly showed us the one room exhibition in which the history of the region was … forces highlighting Jewish suffering would have meant combatting anti-Semitism among their own population. … to "a single camp," and the enforced model of utter obedience meant that all efforts had to be directed against the …

… nation must choose between alternative ways of life, “communist or free,” Truman declared. Truman shook off fears … that the present war is between two ways of life, only one of which is free, with no neutrality allowed. If Bush’s … not permanent safety. As dreams of destroying communism died, Truman’s approval ratings steadily declined. When the …

… Coming to terms with the American Civil War is no easy task. The scale of its destruction alone is still shocking. New historical estimates put the death toll at 750,000 soldiers, or 2.4% of the American population in 1860, which …

… Ebbets Field. He also embarked on a painful odyssey that pioneered the modern civil rights movement, and he gave major … jeopardize the process of integration. He was, by nature, a combative individual, so he had to struggle to restrain … will never accept as "legitimate." Why do today's so-called superstars act like overgrown teenagers? Probably because …

… of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá. Walking through Chichén Itzá, one of the central and sacred sites of the empire, visitors … triangular segments of Kukulkan’s body, leading to the stone snake’s head where the temple meets the earth. From the … the year. Each side has a central staircase with 90 steps, one for each day of the season. This leaves five days …

… Pirates seem to have suddenly become popular in early modern history. Recently,  titles such … by others, which cast them as criminals, sometimes romantic ones, but outside the established legal system. That being … European politics. During the sixteenth century, the medieval crusading ideal was still alive and well as policy …

… in February 1989—twenty-five years ago—the Soviet Union completed withdrawal of its combat forces across the … that the U.S. will have on the country and its people. One of those legacies will surely be architectural. Though … society.” Kopp saw the Bolshevik Revolution as an event embodied in modernist architecture, but also facilitated and …

… scandal. Frustrated by a few unrepentant prelates, Keating compared their conspiratorial behavior to that of the Mafia. … bishops, Keating’s sharp tongue cut especially deep. In one instance, he publicly admonished Cardinal Roger Mahoney … more amazing, though, is that he listened. After Gregory died in Rome, Catherine hoped his successor, Pope Urban VI, …

… Yugoslavia and the White Russian military, and only functioned for three years before Zog dissolved the government and … the multireligious provisional government was challenged by competing leadership, most notably the Republic of Central … Defense Committee, a motley crew of armed villagers, soldiers, and national activists, waged guerilla warfare …